The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 342, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 27, 1919 Page: 2 of 10
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FIRST LIBERTY LOAN
MSB IS. 10
VICTORY LOAN
MAI 20. 191*
BETWEEN tbe above date* thousand* of people
bought bonds and paid for them.
R MANY of these come people do nut hue bank ac-
count* today.
fF THEY Miru money to help tbe Nation they can
save to help themselves.
SAFETY COURTESY PROMPTNESS
FROST NATIONAL BANK
OBITUARY
Adolph Weflng.
Word lias been received »f the death
n( Adolph Wefing. 26 years old io
Brooklyn New York. He is the sod
of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Wefliig. 314 Bois
lt'Arc Street. Beside* his parents be
is survived by two brothers. Louis and
Eugene and oue sister Isabel Wefing.
Mr. Wefiug was a native of San An-
tonio and Aad lived here all «f his life
before going to Brooklyn where be was
engaged in the automobile business.
Mrs. Y itian Buss.
Mr*. Vivian Buss. 28 years old died
at a hospital Staurday morning. She
was a native of Missouri but had lived
in San Antonio for tbe last eleevu years.
Surviving her are one son aud one
daughter. The funeral will be held from
the parlors of the I“earee Robinson Un-
dertaking Company at II o'clock Sun-
day morning. Interment will be made
in the Ckid Fellow's Cemetery.
Miss Effie E. Inaglejr.
Miss Effie E. Langley 17 years old.
died Saturday morning at her home. 247
lx*titin Avenue. She was a native of
Texas and was a student. Surviving her
are her mother and father four sisters
and one brother. The body is being held
by the Hagr A M<-Collnm Undertaking
Company pending funeral arrangement*.
Mr*. .Annie KHday
Word has been received of tbe death
of Mrs. Annie Kilday 40 years old. at
Boston. Mass.. Friday December 2U.
Mrs. Kilday is survived by her husband
nud other relatives including a brother.
P. J. Donovan 510 Dallas Street. San
Antonio.
Thomas V. L Bratcher.
' Thomas Vernon Lee Bratcher. 15-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Bratcher* 141 Fairview Avenue died
at the residence of bis parents at 5:45
o'clock Saturday morning. Tbe body
will be sent to Cleveland. Texas by
tbs Hagy A McCollum Undertaking
Company for interment.
T. R. Foster.
T. R. Foster. 30 years old. died at a
hospital at BSO o'clock Friday night.
He was a resident of Dallas and came to
San Antonio a few days ago for medical
treatment. Tbe body was sent to Dal-
las Saturday morning by Porter Loring
iunersl director.
Mrs. Mary Steubing.
Tbe funeral of Mrs. Mary Steubing. ;
04 years old. who died at her residence..
153 Goliad Street. Friday morning will
pe held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock |
from the chapel of the Riebe Vndertak-
-tug Company the officers of tbe Louise
Schaatae I-odge. O. D. H. 8.. and Alamo
‘ Hire of Maccabees having charge of J
the services. Interment will be in tbe
4 Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
Mr*. Emma Weissenburger.
• The funeral of Mrs. Emma Weisaen-
• burger. 55 years old. who died at her
residence. 2929 East Houston Street
Friday morning will be held from the
residence Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Rev. A. Wolff of St. John’s Lutheran
Church officiating. 'lnterment will be
made in tbe Hermann Sons’ Cemetery.
Morgan W. Merrirk.
Word ha* been received of the death
in Austin Christmas Day of Morgan '
W. Merrick. SO years old. He is surviv-
ed by one sister. Mrs. M. J. Martin. 401
North San Saba Street; two nephews.
F. J. and J. F. Martin and one niece.:
Sirs. Lee B. Miller. aH of San Antonio.
United States Railroad Administration
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS.
International & Great Northern R. R.
Change of time tables will be made effective December 28th. 1919
—12:01 a. ni. and this notice of the principal trains at important
division points on this and connecting lines is issued for public informa-
tion.
BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND LAREDO
North Bound South Bound
No. 6. No. 2 No. 1. No. 5
8:30 a. m. 9:00 p. m. Lv. Laredo . . Arrive 8:00 a. m. 4:00 p. m.
^2:50 p. m. 6:00 a. m. Ar. San Antonio Leave 11:00 p. m. 9:30 a. m.
BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND ST. LOUIS
North Bound South Bound
• Nv 6 No. 4 No. 2 I.’ . Ai Xu i Su. ■■ No. 5
t:36 pm »:V0 am 7:3a am San Antonio n»:*o pin 7:00 pm 7:00 am
12:30 am 12:10 pm 10:03 am Au<*tiu 7;to pm ijjo pm 3:3; ani
2:10 am 1:30 pm 11:25 am Taylor C:25 pm 2:15 pm ?;!• am
2:03 pm 11:00 am Houston 0:50 pm pm • :*•« am
art 34* pm 4:20 pm Palestine 1:5" pn h.ju am fejo pm
^42:30 pm litX aw 7:20 pm Uafview ivtv a. 4:10 am ;:»•« pj
• filo pm 1:33 -am 3:20 pm MareHuH 9:5" an 2:55 am 2:30 pm
4:30 pm 4:2* am 10:15 pm T«xarkMin 7:33 uni 12:10 am 12:10 pm l
0:30 |>m 10:00 am Hut MprinM 5:3? pm b:45 am
i • 1:30 am 2: *3 urn L.Ub» t:<M k uo am 7:45 pm 7:25 a ()
am 3:23 pm 7:3<i am Memphis Hrio pm nnn pm !«»:<« p ln I
7;|T am 3:02 pm 51:30 am IM Louw (Hi pm j;oj am pm
Additional Local Trains—No Sleeping Cart
North Bound South Bound
No. ® No. 7
sfBo p. m. Leave San Antonio Arrive 9:00 a m
S’ "' V”' A " ive 5:55 “• n-
P ’ m 'r l 2? Ve V J“ v! r or Arrive 4:35 a m.
(•gi •' m ' r Lcave Valley Junction Arrive 2:38 a. m.
B J.gO a. m. Leave Hearne Arrive 2-24 a m
uriS Y W m L Trrfj; Palestine Arrive 11 ':00 p m.
»:io a. m. Ar me Longview Junction 7:20 p m.
Ask ticket agents for further information
A. G. WHITTINGTON Gen. Mgr.
BATCRDAY.
The funeral was held Friday with inter-
ment in tbe Confederate Cemetery at
Austin.
PORTER LORING
Funeral Director. Crockett 211.
Italy J McCollum Undertaker*.
Ambulance and Ixtog Motor Service.
Corner Avenue C and Pecan. Clock
■tt 104.—1 Adv. I
WOOD ALCOHOL SOLD AS
DRINK KILL S SCORES
i Continued From Page Odc.)
County o “I expert a lot more iu a few
days from New Year celebrations.”
One ordinary drink of wood alcohol
can wake a man permanently blind and
sometimes kill him. Mr. Hoffman said.
Two men who sold wood alcohol to
men who died after drinking it have
been held to the grand jury on murder
charges.
A city ordinance which would limit
sale of wood alcohol to commercial men
alone and remove it from drug stores
and saloons is cxi»ected to be submitted
in a few days.
DRINK CAUSES BRAINSTORMS
Ardmore Chief Compare** New Liquor
to High Explosive Gas.
ArdmorC Okh.. I>ec. 27^—Ardmore
police headquarters has been puzzled
f<# the past few days by the appear-
ance of a new drink which in case*
that have come under their observation
। has produced violent brainstorms but
no deaths have resulted.
In the absence of a scientific anal-
yris of the liquor. Chief of Police Chau
cellor ha* nicknamed it •’Casing Head”
after a natural go* of high explosive!
quality the escapement of which from
a tank car resulted in an explosion here!
in 1915 that wrecked many buildings!
and caused score* of deaths.
24 ( leveland Victim?.
Cleveland. Bec. 27.—Nine new vi<-'
tims of wood alcohol jkdsouing were iu •
Cleveland hospital- today raising the
week's total of sufferers from driakiug.
tbe whiskey substitute to 24. In the’
*aine period three deaths have been at-.
tributed to wood or denaturcil alcohol !
poison placing tbe fatality toll for tbe
mouth at fourteen.
Two Succumb at Newark.
Newark. N. J.. Dec. 27.—W.«»d al-
cohol poisoning today caused the death;
of two j»en>oub at tbe City Hospital. |
bringing tbe death list from that cause
to five during tbe last two weeks.
Epidemic at Detroit Past.
Bet nit. Mieh.. Dec. 27.—While rec- (
ords of tbe police defmrtment her* show '
at least twenty deaths due to the drink- (
iijg of home-brewed ”whiskey” since
September 1 last non* lias been report- j
ed here duriug the last few days it
was stated today^ 2 I
Corpus Christi Pioneer Dead.
C orpus Christi. Tex.. Dec. 27. —Fun
eral services for Mrs. Sarah Holbein for
G 7 years a resident of Corpus Christi
and Nueces County were held at th?
Church of the (rood Shepherd. Mrs. .
Holbein died suddenly Christmas morn-
ing. Born in Sommersetshire. England. >
March 13. Mrs. Holbein came to I
Corpus Christi iu 1852 as one of a '
family of seven. A few years afi /ri
coining here sbe was married to ReubMrl
Holbein. Mr-. Holbein ha- lived enntin-'
uously in Corpus Christi nr Nueces ।
County ever since she reached America. •
and has been active in the growth and |
history of Corpus Christi. She was an
charter member of th<* floret* Society.;
end of the Episcopalian Church here. ;
LIEUTENANT SOUSA
AND HIS BAND HERE
FOR TWO CONCERTS
Famous Leader Is Guest of
Business Men at Lunch-
eon.
Lieut. John l’lilli>- Snusa. ‘’March
I King” bardma-tcr and American naval
। officer with 65 musicians and members
of bis staff arrived in Sau Antonio at
noon to give a matinee and evening con-
eeri at Beethoven Hall under the local
management of Miss M. Augusta Kow-
ky.
In compliment to the dutiuguisbed
composer about thirty prominent busi-
ness meu of the city entertained at
luncheon in the pink room of tuc Gun-
ter Hotel iinniwliatcly after his arrival.
Air informal meal there were no set
speeches but Lieut-uant Sousa intro-
duclied by Nat M. Washer who served
as toastmaster gave a elever witty
talk showing mock alarm at the mod-
est mauuer in which Mr. Washer de-
scribed him.
Lieutenant Sousa referred to tile ex-
isting iHilitieal situation and the effects
of certain sumptuary lans which re-
moved the great Amrican cocktail fi.—
the banquet board keeping his heare.s
laughing.
"Now." he said. "I feel the truth of
| the phrase wbersfu a certain man set
i forth his preference—that he had rather
' bo the man that wrote a nation's music
I than he who f*amed its law*.
"For last night playing in Austin
where for the first time in the history
of your state. I'm told a baud was i>er-
niitted to give a performance in tbe
House of Representatives a young girl
came up to me after a number and de-
clared tiiat she felt goosefleshy up her
spine. She begged for nn encore so she
CMIM fe*l that wir twice in one nlgM.
"Gentlemen. I ask you. can you a«k
for anythoug hotter thau to write * na-
tion's music?"
"My friend Marse Henry thundering
ly declared this week in an editorial J
that the Democratic party was deed. I i
have always been anuictive tncnilwr. but j
I know now he is right. It must be
dead. For w - do not want law.- that
are made for the guidance of the orher
fellow.
"And I. for one am glad I'm a mu-
sician for the lawmakers now play sec-
ond fiddle."
Lieutenant Sousa's bam] was to play ;
during the aft-rnoon at a matinee and
Saturday evening they will play again
at Beethoven Hall in a second concert
IRKUTSK IS SAID TO
BE IN HANDS OF REDS
(Continued From Page One.l
Omwk government ond base her Siberian
policy on the guarding of the railway
I linen and maintaining order in district*
' adjoining them thereby injuring tran-
quility in tbe Far East
Japan Beh’nd Liberals.
*’ln pursuance of this plan negotia
tions are progressing between Jnpdii
aud tbe allied nation*.*’
1 The publicity bureau discussing the
attitude uf tbe Jat»anese prexa toward
Japan** policy in Siberia said iu a
statement accompanying tbe official at-
nonncein**iit:
•’All tbe important newspapers of Ja-
pan agree in opposing large reinforc*-
ment of Japan * forma in Siberia. Ti e
Japanese pres* lays emphasis on tbe
fact that because of that country’* geo-
graphical propinquity to Siberia. Japan
should take tbe lead in laying down the
new Siberian policy demanded by th«
changed situation. The Japanese pres*
speaks with tbe liberal elements in Si-
beria. It expressed no sympathy for
any group of reactionaries."
Washington. B. C„ Dee. 27.—Japan
and the United States have reached no
new agreement regarding the Siberian
question it wa* said today at the State
Department. Negotiations looking to
such an ignement. which wore initiated
by Japan after the recent rapid advance
of tb* Bohbeviki riill are in progress
officials declared.
KAPPELL CHALLENGES S^ROVY
Deft Follows Lons Row Between Ru»
sians and Czech Allie*.
By tbe AtMwiafed press.
Irkutsk. Dec. 27.—A- a result of a
; new outburst nt ill foehn* bet wee n the
’Czechs aud Ku-siaue. following an ex-
. chauge of recriminations by Admirt’l
Kolchak head of the All-Russian g«»’
i erument. and Dr. Vald Girza. Czeci •
Slovak commissioner in Siberia. General
Kar»r»cll. commander in chief of tbe
western annies of tbe All-Russian gov-
. eroment. has challeng’d General Syruvy.
Lcommanding the Czechs to a duel.
The Russians charge tbe Crecba with
: high-handed actions iu requisitioning h*
c .motKe*. thereby enabling tbe Bolsbt-
viki to capture 120 trains. Geucrn'
: ScmeDoff. the Cossack Anti-Bolsheviki
leader Id Siberia on the other hand.
said to lie blocking the evacuation uf
thevzeebs and has sent a message •»»
Dr. Girza. imploring the Czechs to sii|r
j>ort tbeir brother Slavs. Tbe acting
foreign minister of the <iw-k govern-
ment. Serge Tretiakoff. is on the way to
Tchita. for a conference with General
Kemenoff.
Social revolutionary elements have
formed a government at Tcheromkova.
The*e elements are becoming aggressive
and it would <-au»e no surprise if an
attemjit w«r» made to overthrow the
Kolchak regime. The political *itiw-
tion is considered acute. Admiral Kok
cbak has been delayed on his way to
Irkutsk and is believed to b*- west of
Tcberomkova.
MAIL IS DELAYED
Complaint Filed Against Driver uf W’ag*
on as Re h uit.
A wagon driver who would not give
out of the road for an automobile for a
distance of fix or seven miles and who
drew a shotgun wbeu be was Temon-
sirated with is charged iu a complaint
fil’d Saturday moruiug by I-eo Brewer
awirtant United Sterna district attor-
uey with obstructing and delaying
I nited State* mail aud assaulting a car-
rier iu the di* harg»- of bis duty. The
tiitomobile was being operated by G. T.
Lewi*. rural route carrier od Route D.
The incideut csvuriwl Friday.
Lewis charged that the wagon drive/
he’d the center of the road against
him for six or seven wiles. He said the
wagoner drove so slowly that it was ar
tunes difficult for him to-k*< p his motor
going in climbing bills. Finally lie man-
aged to paas. Then he got out of bis
car and walked back toward the wagon
intending to remonstrate with its driver.
The latter he said drew a shotgun
rocked ft. pointed it at Lewis and or
dered him to *tand back.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
I New Secretary Of Contmere
The selection of Joshua Willis
Alexander of Gallaton. Mo. as
Secretary of Commerce to succeed
William C. Redfield gives Missouri
two places in the Cabinet. The
other Missourian is David F. Hous-
ton. Secretary of Agriculture. Mr.
Alexander has served continuously
in Congress since 190 4. He became
chairman of the Committe on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries when
the Democrats gained control of
Congress in 1910. and in that ca-
pacity has drafted many laws now
on the statute books.
NEBRASKAN INSISTS
PERSHING IS BEST
MAN FOR PRESIDENT
Says General Is Not Seeking
Honor Bat People Will
Draft Him.
Lincoln Neb.. Dec. 27—Mark Woods
|of Lincoln ^airman of a reccut ly-or-
'ganized Nebraska Pershing-for-Frcid-
. dent committee made a statement here
j today iu which be said that “no man
• has a right to say that Geacraf Perah-
* in* will nut bo a candidate fur Presi-
j dent.”
The statement was in reply to rc-
’ marks recently attributed to Bri?. Gen.
j Charles G. Dawes retired of Chicago
iu T.hu -i the latter was quoted as say-
iug that it was his belief that G morn I
l*ci>biug would Dot be a candidate for
• the presidency.
"General Dawes did not say tl.nt Gen-
• oral Perahing would not accept the nom-
: iiiatiun for President.” Mr. Woods Mild.
< "Of Course he is not a f andidatc. but
wbeu the Republican convention is held
i in Chicago next June the people of the
| United State-* will demand that he be
; selected for the next President. The
। peopla will draft him becatme he is th*
[Left qualifid man for the position iu
•the country.
j “General Perching has never refused
( tn serve th* people in any capacity
lend when be learns that the people
1 irally n *d him tbeir leader he will
I lonond.**
Under Nebraska lav.-. General Wood
will not have to file any acceptance. His
:g the first presidential petition to be
fihd in this stale for the enming ••am-
paign. It was present**! by Franl; P.
< *orri< ’
bra-ka movement in General Wood’* br
। half and was signed by both men and 1
PLAN A WAREHOUSE
Corpus (hri*tl Mav Hase a Phce to
Store Cotten.
Csrpus ChriMi. Tex.. Dee. 27.—The
• stablishmcnt of n large cotton ware-
house in Corpus Christi may result from
a meeting that has been called (or Jan
nary 5 of all farmer* and citizen* in
t<To*te<l in the establishment of sm h n t
'varrbouse under the provisions of the
Fc<k«rD| warehouse art.
W. S. Daniel invrstigii^w in ware-
housing. nwnrsentinz the United State-
Bureau nt Markets will be in the city
to attend the meeting and to give ex-.
|M»rt advice relative to the proposed or ;
gauization. The rerpipfs ware- i
house under the Federal art ar? given ;
great stability dur tn government io- i
sjiertion and regulation.
A member of the committer investi-
gating the building of a rotton ware- j
hoti«e here «oy* that one is needed
badly tn protp<t baled rotton from being'
exposed to the weather. Even’ fall
more rot tun is brought to Corpua Christi j
than ran be stored under rover «*• rnn-
dltionl* exist now . The storm of la*-t I
September is pointed tn as a striking |
Instaorr. th" rointn'ttrrmaD “Oring that
if the city had been admuatelr
rquiplied with warehouse facilities it
is probable that the damage to baled
rotton would havp been a great deal leas
than it actually was.
Officers to Entertain.
Eagle Pans Tex. Bee. 27. - The of
fi of Camp Engl? Pass will give-a
ball and rerm inn in the bon room nt
< amp Elgin pn s «.n New Year’s Eve
in horn- <.f Co|. Paul Gidding* and
Col. G. A. Wieser. It will be a welcome
to Colonel Giddings who arrived here
t ur«k ago as commanding officer of
th* Ea*|p Pass milttnrv district and a
farewell to Colonel Wieapr. wbn gtwr
tn Galesburg. 111. next week to become
instrm-tor in miHtary lienee and tor
tir* nt Knox College. Colonel Giddings
ami Colonel Wieser and family will Is*
aura's ft a bril nnd reception on New
Tear’s Eve nt C?mn Eagle Pass.
Ty«dm^ Mi kes Anpearanre in Madrid
Madrid f>rr 27.—Madrid is experi-
<tiring a small epidemic of lardin'-
fever. The civil hospital is full of
cases and a rnmp lias b«* A n established
on the grounds of the Kan Juan how
pita!.
French Reduce Automobile Tax.
Paris Dee. 27. The duty on automo
biles nnd automobile parts was reduced
yesterday from 70 per cent ad valorpm
to 45 per rents and It Is announced that
a further reduction is jioasible*
In Society]
I <» e .>
> SOCIAL CALENDAR. ♦
•> ❖
< Saturday Evening. ♦
<• ■ ■ ■ ■ •>
❖ The marriage of Gilbert Mor- ❖
❖ gan Brnmun and Miss Pearl ❖
<• Zilker daughter uf Mr. and Mrs. ❖
<• Charles Anthony Zilker. will be +
❖ solemnised at 8 o’clock at the ❖
❖ Central Christian Church. *5»
*
F Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Martin- ❖
dale will entertain at dinner at ❖
< th^Country Club honoring their ❖
F daughter. Miss Ethel Martin- F
F dale and son George Martin- F
♦ dale. F
F ♦
FF<•❖F❖❖F ♦ F ❖ F ❖ F F
Miss Lucy Addison Seeligsou was the
honor gut^st at a brilliant dinner-dance
Friday evening when her parents. Judge
and Mrs. Arthur W. Seeligsun. enter-
tained a large number uf tbe debutante
and young married sets at tbe Country
Club.
The reception hall and ball room were
decorated with bankings of green foliagt
and festoons of smilux and Christmas
bells. Smilax and poinsettias were
bunked at either side of tbe large
fireplace at the far end yA the ball
room and the same effective decora-
tions were placed on tbe mantel over
a glowing fire. Adding to the effective-
ness of the ball room decorations were
the lights shudtd in rose.
Receiving with Judge and Mrs. Seelig-
son were Miss Seeligson. Mr. and Mrs.
1 .amar GttrUek Heeligson aud Mlm
Adele Volk of Dallas who is the bouse
guest of Miss Seeligsun.
At 11 o clock dinner was served in
the dining room where reds and greens
of the Yuletide season were again fen-
tmd in rim decorative srheme. Poin-
[ sittias and farns formed the center dec-
। orations for tables of four aud six
i covers.
J* dl
Mrs. Charles Schreiner Jr. enter-
tained nt luncheon at the Country
Club Friday honoring Miss Mary Lou-
ise Schreiner of Kerrville and Miss Car-
rie Louise Fordtran. A white wicker
। basket filled with drep pink begonias
and tied with fluffy bows of pink marine
occupied the center of the table with
I Mnall baskets of begonias at either end
of the long oval tabi*. Covers were laid
• for the guests of honor Miss Schreiner
ami Mias Fordtran and Misses Eugenia
Taylor. Dorothy Fox of Utica N. Y..
Lucy Sceligson. Adele Volk of Dallas
Aileen Houston Alice Partee Eleanor
Ra May. Margaret West. Olive Martin-
dale. Gertrude Negley. Eloise Carr.
Ethel Martindale. Josephine 8011. Doris
Jones. Estelle Napier. Ruth Johnston
and Mesdames Frederick J. Combe.
Louis Schreiner. Ike West. Rudolf
Groux. Charles 11. Burns nnd the bust-
€».t
Jt Jt
Misses Elise Bunmass ot- Terrell.
Pauline Seale of Benchley. Minette
Thompson of Houston Christie Moore
of Houston. Mary Pierce of Dallas.
Ruth Pennybackcr of Austin and Mar-
jorie Holland of Vietont arrival Fri-
<’av and arc the guests of Miss Pear’
Zlkc-r for the Den man-Zilker wedding
Saturday evening.
Jt ■< *4
Following the wedding rehearsal by
the Deninan-Zilker bridal party Cridav
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Burney
entertained with a buffet srpper at
their home on West Aga ri*a Avenue.
The interior of the home v.a« decorated
with ferns nnd poinsettia*. In th? din-
ing room a aUver basket of poinsettia*
tied with red satin ribbon with ted
tapers in brass candelabra at either side
formed the < enter decora lon of the
table. Th? gu *ts were Miss pearl Zil-
ker. Gilbert Morgan Denman and Misses
Lfas:*hen Guenther. Elise Bumpus* of
Terre’l. Paulin? Seale of Benchlev. Min-
ette Thomreme of Houston.* Chrstle
Moor** of Houston. Mary Plere? of Dal-
las. Ruth Pennybacker of Austin. Mar-
iorie Holland of Vietorin. Dr. and Mr.
John Rr>«a Whisenant. Dr. and Mrs. J.
W. Goode Mr. and Mr*. Leroy G lien-
man. Mr. nnd Mrs. Dick O. Terrell. Mr
and Mr. Pat Kwearln*’m. Mr. and Mr<
Hal Browne. Mrs. George Harrison
Mo<»dy. Mr. nnd Mrs. Pleasant Grave*
of Hors on. Mr. C. A. Zilker Mrs. Le-
roy D<v>man Kr. Mr. and Mrs. Ik?
Kamnmenn. Ml r « B?!eyr Ziiker and
Jnm?s Greer of Ltrodn. Wnher Tj'nan
Carlos Grie^enbe* k. Edwin Porch. Jack
Ponltem. Frank Bobbitt of HWsboro.
Alfred Devinncy of Austin. Thoma®
Scurry of Dallas and Janies Welch of
Corpus Christi. z
•F .F
The buffet miw to have been given
M . Atle? R. Avres. in ^onor o f
.%•< Mary Louis* Hchrelncr of Kerr-
ville has I--*-*— iodn"mit?ly.
REDUCED FREIGHT
RATES ‘
(In household roods in our pool cats
t’hnne Crnrkett 914.
Mrnhey Firenrnof St ora*? Co.—-(Adv J
orderTnaval medal
AWARDS RECONSIDERED
(Continued Fn>m l ag* On? )
commaßded a traniqiort which was sunk
by a Germau torpedo.
HANBROKK EXPLAINS ACTION.
Not Entitled to Cross Beraune U-boat
Sank His Transpart.
PhikidMpliia. Dec. 27.—Capt. Ruy-
moml D. Hasbrouck commander of the
Battleship Minnesota la^t night con-
firmed th? refe»rt that be had drrlined
to accept^ the Navy Crosa awarded him
by the Navy Department. He said he
“thoroughly <<»n' urrrd” in the views of
Rear Admiral Sims contained in his
recent letter to Secretary DanielH. that
no «iM*rjal award should b»‘ given to ut-
fleers whose nhiph were successfully at-
tacked by German submarines though
no special blainr should be attached to
commanding officer* for (heir failure.
“Concurring in the view* of Admiral
Sim-.’^Captain Hasbrouck «aid at his
I ?me in Bryn Mawr la^t night. “I could
i.nt eon.* latently receive the award for
the nasnn that 1 had lost my ship.”
('optain Hasbrouck commanded the
Transport Covington when riie wa* sunk
July 1191 N. returning to th? United
States after having landed troops in Eu-
rope. Six mm lo\t th?ir live*.
Box Suppers Profltab)?.
San Angelo Tex. Dec. 27.—When the
rural M-hool community n few nights
ago raised >IXS at a box supper school
patrons at Mount Blay got busy. Their
box supper netted s4‘M>. although there
orc than a h’ind"<i
present aud one man. determined to
dine with a certain young lady paid
$B5 for the privilege. Both schools ere
In Common School District No. 21. lo-
cated in th? ?xtr?me eastern portion
of Tom Green County. The money will
be used iu buying new equipment.
ELABORATE PLANS FOR
NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL
ARE MADE BY ELKS
Event Will Be Formal and
Only Members and Ladies
Will Be Admitted.
Elaborate p!/us are being made by
th? Elks Lodge for the New Year’s Eve
ball. The committee ij^.charge of th?
affair has arranged fur a twelve-piece
orchestra and the decurutiun of the hull
ha* been put under the direction of A.
Karp. Mr. Karp will use the lodge col-
ors purple and a bite throughout. There
will br* panels a round the room with
winter scenes on them and in between
will be sprays of cedar und fVergrceu.
A surprise is in store for the guests
when the eleventh hour comes accord-
ing to Mr. Karp but he would not in-
timate its character.
Supper will be served in the basement
at 11:30 o’clock. In order to accom-
modate the large crowd expccctd danc-
ing on both floors has been arranged
(or. The event will bo formal and only
members nnd Indies will be admitted.
The Elks’ band organized a few
months ago. has been practicing regu-
larly twice a week according to Otto
Zoeller director nnd has mam? remark-
able progress. Th? band will be Initiated
into th? lodge Monday. January 5. as
gM of th? rule* of the bnnd fo that all
members must be Elks. There ore about
50 piepes in the band and it is expected
to take th? trip to Chicago to th? Grand
Ixxlgp next July. Uniforms have been
ordered and th? bandsmen expect to
represent Sun Antonio along with the
best delegation ever sent to the Grand
Lodge.
A committe? compos?d of V. G. Shar-
ver. chairman: Otto Zoeller A. E.
Rogers. Herbert Pears C. G. Collier Il
L. Noble. Udo Baarmann. and C. V.
Sputter bn* been afqwiDted to arrange
for the formation of a uniform rank of
Elks. Uniforms have already been or-
d?r?d for more than 1(N) and it is ex-
pected that at least 25<) or 300 will be
include*! in th? organization.
At the meeting to be held January 5
active work will begin on the nutit««!
Elks’ min«tel show to b? ihfia January
30 nnd 31. Thia will be the furma!
debut of the band in San Antonio as
th? music for the show will b? furnished
by the band.
MEDINA TO BE PAVED
Mayur Says UrU Street Repairs Must
Wait nn Railroad.
South Frio Street will be paved nt
onre tn relieve bad conditions iu a seo
non of the wholesale district but nav-
mg of South Medina Street. a>o In the
wlmlorale ilbitriet. will nwnlt th. time
when the Internntional & Orest S’orth-
ern Railway Company i. in position to
pay it* ahare of Kwh improvement May-
or Bell told a delegation from the Man-
ufacturers Aswiation Saturday niwn-
ing. The factory men called U!«on the
mayor to ur«e improvement in the two
streets which are in had condition from
wear and nnuaual rains. In the commit-
tee were Ernest Hk-ves. R. T. Bruit.
S. E. Woods If. L. Guenther. Albert
Kronkoaky. C. C. L-d J. E. O'Neil nnd
Mark I. Postlewnite. The committe.
was named nt a me-tinx Friday.
"The dty i* ready to pare Frio Str^f
nod will do so ns quickly a. possible."
Mayor Bell told the committer. "That
street will give iinrardiate relief. The
city expects the International <k Great
Northern Company to help pay the cost
of jinving Medina Street becauac it is
the biggest property owner on the street
Tbe company is not iu fmsition now. be-
cause of federal control to participate
!n the exnenw. nnd the city cannot nf
ford to pave street nnd depend upon
a refund from the cpinnany.”
HELD UP AND ROBBED
Twu Arm*'! Men ( |»d SnhHeiS. Take
Gold Watch .-nd Sfoney.
Confronted by two men. both armed
with automatic pixtolv. Milton Ling.
MS Victoria Street. Friday night read-
ily held nn hi* bnuda wh?n commend?**
tn do so and wa« robb?d of a gold watch
$7 in ca*h and n <5O check.
Police headquarter* was immediately
notified. Captain Brown. Officer Rnm-
'*hiM?| and Detectives Norton and Kil-
day reanondcu. Mr. Ling wa? ho!te<l by
h? highwaymen a *bort distance from
iih hone. He deucribed the men a* clad
iu nrmv uniform^. No trace of them ba?
sine? been found.
Charged with bolding up Jack Dott.
^mnffeur of a e.ervue car. last Wed-
iieMlay night two soldier* were booked
*»n the *udice blotter Friday evening.
Hiu soldfpr*. arrested by Lieutenant St.
f’lair. of th? military police shortly
ft?r Dott reported (he robb<’rv. were
’ormelly turned over to the civilian au-
thorities Friday afternoon. Th? pri#-
oners will he in the state <*ourta.
Argentine R’il Strike Spread*.
Buenos Aires. Dee. 2®.—The strike on
tbe Argentine stat? railroad which be-
gan In one province ha* born extend?*!
to other*. Trains are operating on <1?-
layed schedules guarded by troop*.
Night service has hern *u«p?!ided.
Oil Man Killed By Bandit*.
Ixm Angeles Cal. Dec. 27.—Albert
Norwood 35. oil stock broker of Kan-
na* City. Mo. was shot dead here la*t
night by two automobile bandit*. i.*l^»
had been detectwl in an attempt to steal
bls automobile- Th? bandits escaped.
^ITH-BUEWW
WIRECO.^i
Union Painless Dentists
f 322 We.t
! Commerce St.
Phone C. 889
Dr. A. D. Zucht
Successor
Car IUI* Pule. Injuring Two.
Eagle P»M Tex.. Dee. 27.—Mrs.
Harry Payne and -^nuKbter. Miss Eliza
Iwtli Payin' were olriouKly injurisl here
yeaterday when an automobile iu which
they were ridinx struck a telephone
pole on Ceylon Street. Mrs. Payne wa*
brumed about the bmly ami her dangh
ter was severely cut about the face from
flyiliX bits of glass seven atitchea be-
ing required in her cheek. Thu tele-
phone pole was broken iu two from
th* impact. Mrs. I’ayße was at the
wheel.
Noted Cineinnati Editor Uica.
Cincinnati Ohio Dec. 37. —Caleb
Marsh Van Hamm a native of Cincin-
nati one of tbe best known editors in
the country died today at Miami. Flor-
ida. according to word received by rela-
tives here.
Foch Refuses to Enter Pnlitlr*.
Paris. Dec. 27.—Marshal Foeh lias
informed the Republican comuiittec of
Finisterre that be will decline the offer
uf a candidacy to the senate which was
recently offered him. acooiding to the
Matin.
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LANDSCAPE
To Our Patrons:
My son George P. Knox has returned from over-
seas and is now associated with me. After the cessa-
tion of hostilities he visited the parks boulevards sun-
ken gardens and private estates of England. France
Italy and the Rhineland where he studied the varied
styles of landscape architecture of Europe. He will
have charge of this branch of our busipess.
EDWARD W. KNOX
KNOX NURSERIES '
Travis 297. 123 W. Commerce St.
Farm Loans
Provided By Act of Congress
33-year loans at 6 per cent interest. Operated under
Federal Farm Loan Act.
The San Antonio Joint Stock
Land Bank
Crockett 1808 Seventh Floor National Bank of Commerce Bldg.
Representative* wanted in every county In Texas and Oklahoma.
SHELLEY UNDERTAKING CO.
JOE SHELLEY President and Manager.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Funeral Chapel Main Avenue and Travis. Phone* Crockett 071.
DECEMBER 27 1919
BALLOON ON CRUISE
Leave* Brooks Field .Saturday Carryinf
Kl* PaMeiigtT*.
A largo free Imlloon carryiug *ix na»-
Houger* wax sent up from Brooke Field
Saturday morning aud boudvd away in
a nortbcaxterly direction.
The balloon vm piloted by First
Lieut. William Turnbull and the flight
is being made for training pur|M>scs.
Flights of ballootfs of this type having
n bag of 351100 cubic feet mid cnpujF
of traveling frotu 50 to 200 miles Ore
Lour according to the velocity of the
wind will be made every week from
Brooks Field it was announced. The
pilot has t>o control over the direction
of ld» balloon but can regulate the
hclgiit by menus of releaalug gas or
dropping bullnst.
A carrier pigeon whirl was released
from the balloon arrived at the field at
10:30 o’clock. It. carried a message
from Lieutenant Turnbull stating that
the ballcon was still driftuig toward the
northeast. Coinmunicntion with the field
will be by carrier pigeons during the
trip.
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